Origins

In 2012 the satirical gaming site "Video Games Made Me Do It" was born. Created to supersede a YouTube channel with the same name and theme, the site published dark humor-filled critiques of the gaming industry and the culture around it for years.

Times change. Websites expire. Domains get repurposed (sometimes into Chinese adult sites), but passion for gaming never truly disappears. In 2016 the site was retired.

Renewed

In 2025, the site was reborn by the original creator. We're back and ready to talk about games again, but there have been a few changes. The first is a slight re-branding. We've decided to drop the "Do It" and be called "Video Games Made Me." We made this change because we believe it fits with our history and love of gaming as well as allowing for more open-ended and expressive messaging... and definitely not because someone else bought the original domain.

Update: We have since acquired the original domain, but we are keeping the new name. The old domain will redirect to this site.

We are also ditching the satire. Our past was defined by dark humor and satire, but now we're embracing something more... "normal." The reality is we love games. We love how they're made, the social commentary they contain, and the stories they tell — both the good and the bad. The industry has grown unimaginably large and has expanded its audience by billions since the origins of the site. Some of our old pieces that targeted what felt like the entire gaming community now only apply to what seems like a single subgroup of it. We are excited to see this expansion and love seeing more people and groups get to experience the best and most impressive art form.

Why We're Back

With the current gaming and political climate, it's hard to resist reverting to satirical critiques (there's A LOT to make fun of), but we believe now our efforts would be better suited to assisting indie studios, formally critiquing the industry, and supplying unique perspectives and knowledge on anything gaming-related. The gaming industry has expanded so rapidly that we believe there are still far too many holes and flaws in its media coverage.

We're still passionate. We're still gamers, and we're still a bit irreverent, but we'd like to contribute something meaningful to the conversation around video games.

About Us

The team at VGMM is a small group of volunteers with a shared passion for gaming. We are committed to accessible gaming journalism that serves players, enthusiasts, and developers. Our small team means everyone's voice matters. We primarily focus on indie and AA because we believe they go mostly unnoticed by the rest of the industry. Indie and AA games have the potential to shift the entire gaming industry and provide competition to AAA studios by demonstrating gamers' desire for new and unique experiences.

We have a high standard for accuracy and holding to our ethics. We don't allow incorrect information to reach the home page of our site. We do not review games that include NFTs, AI-generated art, or games that glorify or trivialize sexual misconduct.

If you are interesting in helping us, please contact us.

Thank you for joining us on this new journey. Video games made us who we are. Now we're making something new.

- The VGMM Team

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